Zurich Appoints New Group Heads for Human Resources, Marketing and Communications

Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointments of Harald P. Stoehr (54) to Group Head of Human Resources (HR) and E. Randall Clouser (47) to Group Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Corporate Communications.

Stoehr joins Zurich from Deutsche Bank where he held a number of key positions in the area of human resources. “His 29-year career included assignments in New York as Regional Head of HR, in London as Global Head of HR for the Investment Bank, and in the Frankfurt Corporate Center as Head of International HR and, most recently, as Managing Director, Chief of Staff-Global HR.,” said the announcement. He will have Group-wide responsibilities for managing and implementing Zurich’s global HR strategy.

Clouser joined Zurich in 1996 and was subsequently appointed CEO of Zurich Corporate Solutions. On August 1, 2004 he was appointed Head of Group Business Operations and Performance at Zurich’s Corporate Center. The announcement noted that “before joining Zurich, he gained extensive industry experience in strategic marketing and planning as well as building and leading insurance operations serving large corporate customers.”

He will have global responsibilities for implementing marketing and distribution strategies across the Group as well as corporate communications. “This newly created role will bring a coordinated focus to Zurich’s customer and intermediary relationships as well as the Group’s marketing and branding activities,” said the bulletin. “It includes the global branding initiative designed to create one brand and one Zurich.”